The role of the university in a regional innovation system

Abstract

The article discusses the changing role of the modern university in connection with the development of an innovative economy and the transfer of knowledge on an international scale. The transition to modern production, based on advanced technologies and characterized by high technology-intensiveness, makes new demands on the field of higher education. The role of higher education institutions as a source of innovative developments in the country, as well as training centers for the innovation economy, is growing. The University acts as one of the main elements of the innovation system of the region, participating in the generation, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. Along with business and government, the university determines the structure of the regional innovation system, influencing the
socio-economic development of the region.
The authors considered the main participants of the regional innovation system, their role in the formation
of the regional ecosystem. The article shows that the interaction of the university and the regional
innovation system can lead to the emergence of positive effects for all participants of RIS, which arise as
a result of the formation of a single industrial ecosystem. The main positive effects from the ecosystem
development for the economy of the region, higher educational institutions, as well as graduates are
highlighted. The authors have revealed the formation of the innovation infrastructure in the universities
of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is the foundation for the inclusion of the university in the innovation
processes of the region. The features of various elements of the innovation infrastructure, which
allow the university to integrate into regional innovation processes, are revealed. The composition of
the innovation infrastructure of leading universities, which occupy the first four places in the ranking of
universities QS-2019 in the Republic of Kazakhstan, is considered. The main tasks of the functioning of
commercialization offices in universities of the republic are determined.